"The U.S. Mint occupies the site of Old Fort St. Charles, and was erected by the
Government at a cost of $182,000. . . . The Mint is capable of turning out $5,000,000 per month, and the
machinery is of the finest kind. The process of making money' by stamping it can be seen with much
interest, and is one of the sights of the town." -- Zacharie, 1885